Turkiye, Qatar sign mutual defense agreement

T羹rkiye and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement on Friday, the Turkish presidency said in a statement.



According to the statement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with visiting Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Istanbul, where the two leaders signed the agreement.



The specific terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.



During their meeting, Erdogan said that the two sides would continue to work together to prevent the resurgence of war in the Gulf region.



In addition to the mutual defense agreement, the two sides signed four other agreements covering trade, education, consumer protection and diplomatic cooperation.